Yao Ban refers to a class composed of a group of outstanding students in Tsinghua University Computer Department. This class is named after its founder Professor Yao Qizhi, so it is also called "Yao Ban".
Yao Ban's members are all elites in the computer field, and they have made remarkable achievements in academic research and industrial practice. Many graduates have become outstanding scholars, entrepreneurs and technical leaders in the computer field, such as Ma, founder of Tencent, and Wang Jian, chief technology officer of Alibaba.
The birth of Yao Ban can be traced back to the early days when the Computer Department of Tsinghua University was founded. At that time, there were few graduate students in computer science department, and a group of outstanding students became the core of Yao Ban. Later, Yao Ban gradually became the symbolic class of Tsinghua University Computer Department, and also made important contributions to the development of computer science and technology in China.
Generally speaking, Tsinghua University Yao Ban represents outstanding talents and achievements in the field of computer science and technology in China, and has played an important role in promoting the development of computer science and technology in China.
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Tsinghua "Yao Ban", the abbreviation of Tsinghua University Computer Science Experimental Class, was founded in 2005 by Academician Yao Qizhi, the winner of Spirit Award and the president of Tsinghua University Cross Information Research Institute. After the founding of Yao Ban, a large number of high-level computer professionals have been trained for our country, which has exerted great influence at home and abroad.
According to incomplete statistics, Yao Ban has trained a lot of talents from the beginning to now, covering both academia and industry. According to incomplete statistics, 12 graduates have entered the academic field and taught at first-class universities at home and abroad, such as Tsinghua University, Stanford University, Princeton University, Duke University, University of Toronto and Hong Kong University. Unicorn companies founded by some people, such as Defiance Technology and Ma Xiao Star, have also appeared.
In May this year, Academician Yao Qizhi once again set up the Tsinghua University Artificial Intelligence School Class for undergraduates, referred to as "Intelligent Class". The establishment of Zhiban is an important measure in the overall discipline layout of artificial intelligence in Tsinghua. It is not only a positive response to Tsinghua and even the country to optimize the layout of scientific and technological innovation system and discipline system in the field of artificial intelligence, but also will further expand the discipline pattern of cultivating top-notch innovative talents in Tsinghua.
Tsinghua University Yao Ban Branch was founded in 2005, led by Mr. Yao Qizhi. In order to better cultivate top-notch innovative talents in computer science, Mr. Yao renamed the "Software Science Experimental Class" as "Computer Science Experimental Class" in April 2009, and was also affectionately called "Yao Ban" by teachers and students in Tsinghua.